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Letters Patent No. 98,454, datedDecember 28, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINERY FOR OPERATING CH'URNS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and lmaking part of the same To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, C. S. WILLIAMSON, of Covert,v

exact description thereof, reference being' had to the accompanying drawings, and to the Vlettersl of reference marked thereon, making a part of `this specication.

The nature of my invention consists in thc construction aud arrangement of a machine for operating churns, by the use of which a person may go about any other business ywhile the operation of churning is going on.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appei'tains, to make aud use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure lis a plan view of my machine;

Figure 2 is a side view of the cog-wheel, and the parts that coiiuect the churning-mechanism with the balance ofthe machine;4 and v Figure 3 is a side view of a part of the machine.

A represents the ii'anie of the machine, constructed of any suitable material, and of any size desired.

Across this traine, in suitable journal-boxes, is placed a shaft, B, having at one end a crank, .0, which shalt is, inside thefiaine, provided with a pinion, D, that gears with a cog-w'heelLE, placed on a shaft, I", which also has its bearings iu suitable `)our- Iial--boxes in the frame A.

The shaft l is provided with a pinion, G, that gears with a large cog-wheel, H, on a shaft, I, also i'n the frame A; this latter' shaft I being, on each side ofthe wheel H, provided with a'spool, J, to each of which is attached a rope or chain, a.

To the end of the frame A is attached'anothei frame, K, of any desired height, having at its top a shaft, L, which is provided with two pulleys, M M, over which the ropes or 'chains a a pass, said ropes being attached to a box, N, in which weights, to any desired amount, ma-y be placed.

0n the shaft B is placed a small toothed wheel, 0, into which gears .a spring-pawl, b, attached to the side of cog-wheel P, that is placed loosely on the same shaft.

The toothed wheel O and pawl b are so arranged that when the crank Gis turned so as to raise the weighted 'box N, thepawl will not act, but if the shaft By be turned in thc opposite direction, then the pawl b, catching in the teeth on the wheel O, causes the cog-wheel also to revolve with it.

This wheel P gears with a pinion, R, on the shaft S, which shaft is provided with a oog-wheel, T, that communicates motion to the shaft U, by means o t' the pinion V on the same.

0n the end o'f thekshaft U is a fly-wheel, W, and, by means of the cog-wheel X and pinion Y, motion is communicated to the shaft Z.

One end of this latter shaft'Z is provided with a. wheel, A', which, by means' of a pitman, B', causes the fra-me C' to move up and down. 'lhe ends f the frame C surround the upright rods D', which thus serve as guides for the saine.

An arm, E', projects from the frame C', and to this arm the rod F' of the churn-dasher is pivoted, so

that by the motion of' said frame, the churn will be yreadily operated.

When it is desired to use this machine, sulicient weights are placed in the box N, so that when said box is, by means of the crank C, raised to the top of the frame K, the weight alone will cause-the box to descend, and, consequently, turn the whole machine, giving to the churn-flasher the necessary rapid up-aud-down motion. It is only necessary to wind the machine up, when it will work itself, without at tendance, until run down.

By proper arrangement of the different parts, this can bc timed so as not to occur before the churning is completed.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letf ters Patent, is-

The witliin-described machine for operating churns, constructed and arranged substantially in the manner herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have l lligtunto set uiy hand and seal, this 19th day of July, i o. s. WiLLiAMsoN. [n s.]-

Witnesses:

A. MURPHY, GEO. W. COLE. 

